The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-17
It Will Pay the People.

who oppose railroads and turnpikes
because they make their lands
more valuable, thereby increasing
their taxes. There are talso men
who, when going to mill with
bushel of corn, would put rock in
one end of the bag to balance the |
corn on their mule. There also be
men in our county who would be
afraid to ride on the "kerrs'' if we
had them. These, though, l am
glad to say, are largely in the mi
nority and | am equally glad that
the proposition to build our new
railroad meets with such unive rsal
approval from the men upon W HON
the onus of the undertaking will
fall.
The Importance of having this
road run through our county is too
patent to require a discussion. It
is the only salvation of our town
and county. The men of energy,
pluck and enterprise who build up
county will Tot remain in the
old tossiliferrous ruts of the past
era. Nor will any new blood be
infused into them from abroad, for
there are too many live, progressive
towns near by that they will soon
HE themselves to, thereby sapping
what little life we have and trans
anting it into more congenial
places.
plThe defeat of the Memphis &
Knoxville railroad a few years ago
has since been looked upon as a
great calamity to Giles county; and
1t was indeed a heavy blow, but that
defeat has not injured US to one
tenth the extent the failure to get
our new road would; for then there
was no attractive places for our bus.
mess men to go to. Not so now,
for hundred inviting towns loom
up near US, where energy and
brains are rewarded and capital
finds a safe and paying field
for Investment. Looking from the
situation from this standpoint, if
we fail to get our new road it is
clear to see that our best mechan-
les, merchants and professional men
will soon leave US, as in fact some
have already done and others are
contemplating it.
AS to the increase in taxation,
there is not farmer in this coun-
ty who could not pay his share CT
the additional taxes necessary to
build the road every month with
the increased price he could get fol
his butter and eggs, to say nothing
about what he could save in freigh,
on his corn, wheat, cotton and
stock he sells. He may not think
that he pays the freight on these
items when he sells them to buy
ers in our town, but in this he is
mistaken. He does not sell even a
pound of rags in Giles county with
out being locked enough to pay the
freight on them to Nashville or to
Louisville. He also pays the freight
on every dollars worth of goods he
buys from his merchant.
Pulaski is a beautiful town, in 6
favored county, in a favored state
in our favored southland. 1t has
good streets, good schools, gooC
churches and some Of the best mer
and women in it of any town or
Gods green earth. There is nc
man in Giles county who need bG
ashamed of her people anywhere.
All we need is little more public
spirit and enterprise and the grand
est. step towards achieving this is tt
build this new road and develop
what nature has given US and invite
other good people with their CAPT
tai and brains to assist US. Other
wise our farms and property viii
depreciate in value, our young mel
leave US for more prosperous sec
tions and we will retrograde. Tn
south is making rapid strides to
wards the front, whore her natara
resources and superior climate en-
title her, but if we do not get thi
road we will not keep in hearing
distance Of the procession. Blu
, We will get 1t. l. N. S.